C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C75700 Nickel Silver
Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C75700 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 3.2 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 610 | |
| 590 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 370 | |
| 470 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 19 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 670 | |
| 930 to 1410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 20 | |
| 22 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 63 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41 | |
| 19.2 to 25.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |